Abraham Lincoln: Career Column - East Hartford, CT

Career Column is
the title of a silhouette cut-out sculpture located at the Lincoln Financial
Sculpture Walk at Riverfront in East Hartford, CT.

Long Description:

Sixteen abstract and traditional sculptures related to the life and legacy of
Abraham Lincoln are installed along the Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at
Riverfront in Hartford and East Hartford.

The Career Column recounts the many positions that Abraham Lincoln held
during is life. A 7' tall rectangular column has seven cut out images, four on
one side three on the other, of Lincoln engaged in various professions. The
following professions are listed on the narrow sides: lawyer, politician,
postmaster, storekeeper, inventor, surveyor, and circuit judge.

"The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he
can."Abraham Lincoln's road to the White House was pavedwith a variety of
careers. In addition to farming, heworked as a rail-splitter, floatboatman,
and manual laborer.Later, he was hired as a clerk for a store in New
Salem,Illinois and soon opened his own store. When the Black Hawk War
broke out in 1832, Lincoln captained avolunteer company. After serving as
postmaster anddeputy surveyor, he was elected to the state legislature
in1834 and began to study law. he received his lawlicense in 1836 and
went into practice in 1837. Lincoln wasreelected to the legislature in 1836,
1838 and 1840 and was elected to Congress in 1846. After serving in
Congress,Lincoln set aside his political aspirations to practice law,but
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise (allowing the expansion of slavery)
ignited a passion that ultimately ledto his presidential run in
1860.
The Lincoln Financial is an insurance company based in Philadelphia with
offices in Hartford.

About Me

My interest in travel and exploration took me to all 50 states, much of Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, as well as some of Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico. As I got older my outdoor activities shifted from hiking to orienteering to geocaching to waymarking.